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Georgia College & State University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$37,748 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Georgia College & State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Georgia College BS in Criminal Justice

#127 in the U.S
#5 in Georgia

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Georgia College was ranked #127 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for criminal justice majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in Georgia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia College.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools36
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)61
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections82
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)107
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans114
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)121
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)123
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools127
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)132
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)162
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections190
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates194
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections202
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)209
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)262
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans262
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)279
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans289
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)289
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates300
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)327
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections340
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections393
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)428
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)559
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections606
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)630
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)654
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections664
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)666
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections673
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)709
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,070

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Georgia College Cost?

$9,524 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Georgia College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia College paid an average of $7,918 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $2,222 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,508$26,688
Fees$2,016$2,016
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$11,318$11,318
On Campus Other Expenses$6,344$6,344

Learn more about Georgia College tuition and fees.

Georgia College Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgia College took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Georgia College?

$37,748 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia College make an average of $37,748 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Georgia College Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Georgia College criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia College Online Learning page.

Georgia College Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
62.1% Women
31.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 29 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 62.1% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 31.0% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White19
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities2

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Georgia College

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice29

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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